New Bedford High School - Crimson Log Yearbook (New Bedford, MA)

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“OSE. FOREWORD In this wonderful age of electronics, nuclear power, and space exploration, classic mythology still has its place. The Greek and Roman civilizations have given us a rich cultural heritage; almost every phase of our existence bears the imprint of these great civilizations: in law and justice, education, language, philosophy, ethics, and the arts and SCLENCES. However, it is in their mythology, in the fascinating tales of extraordinary power and fabulous feats, that the parallels are most closely drawn to our own miraculous times. Man-made satellites and space ships whirl about the Milky Way. Gleaming jet-planes race the golden sun-chariot of Apollo. Electronic- ally-controlled missiles rival the accuracy of Diana, the Huntress. Words, pic- tures, and music are transmitted through the air with the speed of Mercury. Vulcan, Atlas, and Jupiter are familiar terms in our language. Adventures once considered fantastic, inventions that seemed beyond the abilities of man, have really come to pass. As the Class of 1959 goes out into this world, let us remember that what happened centuries ago is not yet past. Let us weave the truth and beauty and myth from ancient times with the science and reality of the present, in our efforts to establish a great brotherhood of humanity. The Editors

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Ld p fr | y fA IA aiiGin. ff unser JI PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS OF 1959 NEW BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

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Here are those who, like the Fates of classic mythology, have helped to spin, measure, and cut the threads of our academic life.